In the wind-swept town of Khanke in northern Iraq, a fragile tree stands as a quiet symbol of resilience. Its slender trunk ...

A new budget fix: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has informed Congress that she’s invoking a 2009 law enabling the District to increase its spending by 6 percent, a move that her office says would scale our ...

In the early years of the twilight struggle against the Soviet Union—as Joseph Stalin solidified control over Central and Eastern Europe—the United States established Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ...

This 5,000-year-old tablet is believed to hold the world's first signature — and it's on a receipt for beer. Experts believe ...